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By Giuseppe Verdi February 1, 3 & 5, 2008

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Philip II, King of all the world, son of an Emperor and ruler of a kingdom that “the sun never sets upon." Champion of the Catholic faith, devoted ruler and supporter of the Inquisition. This man rules his empire from a small room in the bowels of the Escurial palace. Likened by his enemies to a spider at the center of its web. At the time of the opera he has married three times. His current wife he married in spite of the fact that she had originally been promised to his son, Don Carlo. This marriage is one of the greatest burdens of his life. He does not know how to love. He is fiercely anti-protestant. His presence is felt oppressively in Flanders, a hot-bed of this new and troublesome movement. He has unleashed his armies and the Inquisition upon them.

Elisabetta, Queen of Spain, daughter of Katharina de Medici and the King of France. She has been the pawn in a long political game. In the first act of the five-act version of the opera we see how she falls in love with Don Carlo, Infante of Spain, only to be cruelly given to the father, the actual ruler of Spain at the end of the act. The rest of the opera concerns her misery at the Spanish Court, obliged to be the very correct queen of a very correct monarch, and yet confronted daily by a former suitor whom she must now address as "son." In a confused world, she is a beacon of light and hope.

Don Carlo, the Infante or Prince of Spain. The son of Philip’s marriage to Maria of Portugal, Don Carlo is hot-tempered and passionate. He is not as rational: he is emotional. Disillusioned by his failed betrothal to Elisabetta, perturbed by having to call the woman he loves "mother,” Carlo finds a cause in the sufferings of the people of Flanders and takes up their plight only to find himself a prime target of the Inquisition. The opera concerns his redemption. He changes a futile love into the passion of moral politics, barely escaping the twin hammers of Church and State.

Legend states that Charles the 5th, the Habsburg emperor who conquered Flanders for Spain Beauty has died and that his ghost haunts the monastery in the Escurial. He is also said to have renounced worldly acts. He abdicated in favor of his son Philip who would never be Emperor but would be King of a realm larger than ever imagined in human history. His tomb is the setting for the first and last acts of Don Carlo: the place where Don Carlo finds his redemption. Love These family members are sequestered in the Palace of the Escurial, which legend tells us is like the lair of a large spider. They share this dark realm with some powerful courtiers. These Destiny persons all have their own agendas and wait like jackals for the Habsburg lions to feed. Rodrigo Marquis of Posa. If there is truly a good and honest man in the opera it is Posa. He believes in the future of the Flemish people. Adept at the ways of court, he is a loyal friend to Carlo and Elisabetta and is trusted by the King. He is however feared and envied by the Grand Inquisitor who continually plots his demise.

The Princess Eboli is the female serpent of the palace. Attached to the Queen’s court, she is a And you thought the spy for the King as well as his mistress. Behind the scenes she agitates for the undoing of the opera was dramatic. family. She protests that she loves Don Carlo yet swears to expose him when she realizes that he has eyes only for the Queen. After her final betrayal is exposed she changes and desires to help those she has sought to destroy. She is one of Verdi’s most fascinating characters.

The Grand Inquisitor is the center of power for the State and the Church at the same time. SALONS ✹ SPAS He is beyond morality. The Inquisition prosecuted Jews, Moors, and heretics in an attempt to make Spain a pure and true Catholic kingdom. The Inquisitor serves a God who was Ward Centre 591-1881 • Kailua 230-2000 able to sacrifice his own Son and urges Philip to do the same for a higher purpose. Waikele Kahului 677-7770 • Maui 873-7177 Don Carlo storms across the stage like the most intense Shakespearian drama. As in Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel Big Island 880-3335 Shakespeare’s histories the characters are historical– but they live in a world created through Spa Olakino * Salon 924-2121 literature. By marrying the plot of Don Carlo to the conventions of the grand opera, Verdi www.paulbrownhawaii.com challenged European convention and created a masterpiece based on the struggle of the individual against the unity of Church and State. Don Carlo is redeemed finally, narrowly escaping the Inquisition with the aid of Elisabetta. These star-crossed lovers are deeply aware of their political identities. Don Carlo’s fate raises important questions about our own time. 4 DON CARLO Sometimes, home is just a feeling. Take three, last day of shooting. Paris.

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Synopsis... Carlo surrenders his sword to Rodrigo and is by Giuseppe Verdi arrested for treason while Posa is made a duke on the spot. A group of heretics is led to the stake, and a ACT I. Scene 1. celestial voice promises redemption for lost souls. In the monastery of the Escurial, Don Carlo prays at the tomb of the Emperor Charles V, King Philip’s ACT III. Scene 1. father, Carlo’s namesake. From the shadows of the Philip spends a sleepless night in his cloister, a mysterious monk warns of the vanities of study, reflecting on affairs of state and the world. Carlo mourns the loss of his betrothed the lack of love in his marriage. He Elizabetta de Valois to his father who has made her consults with the Grand Queen of Spain. His friend Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa Inquisitor, who upbraids appears, newly returned from Flanders where the the king for allowing people suffer under Spanish rule. When Don Carlo heretical ideas to creep admits he is still in love with Elizabetta, Rodrigo urges him into Spain. The Inquisitor to fight for the Flemish cause. The two men pledge undying consents to the death sentence friendship as King Philip and Queen Elizabetta pass by to for Don Carlo and insists pray at the Emperor’s tomb. Posa be handed over to the Inquisition as well. As the Scene 2. In a neighboring garden, Princess Eboli, and the ancient priest leaves, Philip other ladies of the court sing a Moorish song accompanied wonders if the throne must always by Tebaldo. The queen enters the garden. Rodrigo enters to yield before the altar. give her a secret letter from Don Carlo, requesting a meeting. Elizabetta agrees to receive him. The ladies and Elizabetta bursts in, crying that her jewel box has been Posa withdraw. Don Carlo enters, petitioning the queen to stolen. Philip hands it to her demanding she open it. When obtain Philip’s permission for him to leave for Flanders and she hesitates, he breaks it open revealing a portrait of Don then suddenly declares his love. Elizabetta breaks free of Carlo. He accuses her of adultery. The queen faints, and Don Carlo’s embrace as he runs off. The King enters the Philip calls for aid. Eboli and Posa rush in, Rodrigo garden, finding the queen unattended, he banishes the expressing amazement that this king who rules half the Countess of Aremberg, who should have been present. world cannot govern his own emotions. Posa realizes that it Affronted, Elizabetta consoles the banished countess and is time to sacrifice himself for Don Carlo and the good of she and the ladies leave. the nation. After the men have left, Eboli confesses that it was she who stole Elizabetta’s jewel case gave it to the King. The king orders Rodrigo to remain when the others depart, She then admits that she has been the King’s mistress. and Rodrigo bravely denounces the situation of Spanish Elizabetta banishes Eboli from Spain. The princess laments oppression in Flanders. Philip, impressed by Posa’s idealism, her fatal beauty and swears to spend her final day in Spain chooses him as a royal advisor. Rodrigo accepts the royal trying to save Don Carlo. confidence, and Philip warns him to beware the Grand Inquisitor. Scene 2. In Don Carlo’s prison, Rodrigo says goodbye to his friend and tells him that Elizabetta will meet him one last time ACT II. Scene 1. Eboli, who mistakenly believes that Don at St. Just. When a shot rings out, Rodrigo falls, mortally Carlo loves her, has written a note asking him to meet her wounded. As he dies he urges Don Carlo to save Flanders secretly. Thinking the note is from the queen, Don Carlo and be a new light for Spain. Philip enters and returns Don awaits her arrival in the palace gardens. When Eboli enters, Carlo’s sword, but Don Carlo accuses him of Posa’s murder. disguised, Don Carlo declares his love, but soon both The citizens storm the prison demanding Don Carlo’s release. realize their mistake. Eboli accuses Don Carlo of loving the The Grand Inquisitor appears and commands the rebellious queen. Rodrigo comes upon them, trying to placate Eboli. crowd to kneel in obedience before Philip. She runs from the garden swearing to expose Don Carlo and Elizabetta. Rodrigo swears to protect the prince. ACT IV. Elizabetta waits for Don Carlo and prays at the Emperor’s tomb. Don Carlo enters and she begs him to Scene 2. In the plaza before the Cathedral of Our Lady of continue Rodrigo’s quest for freedom in Flanders. They vow Atocha in Madrid, a crowd waits for King Philip and an that their love will be rewarded in heaven, but Philip auto-da-fé, the ceremony preceding a burning of heretics. interrupts them, accompanied by agents of the Inquisition. Philip emerges from the cathedral with the queen and is Philip and the Inquisitor think they hear the voice of the greeted by six Flemish deputies, led by Don Carlo. The dead Emperor, as the mysterious monk appears. drawing deputies plead for Flanders. Don Carlo draws his sword on Don Carlo into the protective shadows of the cloister.

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9 Royal Family, Royal Tragedy BY MARY JANE PHILLIPS-MATZ Tragedy abounds in opera; and Giuseppe Verdi’s Don Verdi was elected to a much more important office as a Carlo stands among the finest tragedies of the genre. In it Deputy to the First Parliament of Italy, and in his later years Verdi reached his creative peak as a composer, creating a he was named Senator for Life. Not surprisingly, much of gripping music drama that resembles no other work of his; his music is considered within this historical context; and it and it vividly displays his absolute command of his art. Nor is no accident that Don Carlo is in part a drama of politics: could anything be finer or nobler than this. the conflict between the Church and the State. Strangely, Don Carlo also leads us to an understanding Other basic themes of Don Carlo are family strife, grief, of Verdi as a man -- his mind, heart, and spirit. And the patriotism, and loyalty, all of which Verdi understood very word "strangely" is appropriate and even quite remarkable, well. He composed one opera after another in the 1840s for this composer fiercely guarded his privacy all his life. and eventually became a real celebrity of the 1800s. Still, the opera reveals insights into the way he lived and the That was a century critical to all Italians, the years when beliefs he held. they finally won independence and created Italy as a nation. In this turbulent time Verdi was twice elected to political Verdi: A Man of the Nineteenth Century office and thus became a national political figure, something Born in 1813, Giuseppe Verdi was the son of tavern that cannot be said of any other composer; so he was truly keepers who had a small bar and grocery in the country unique. It is no exaggeration, then, to say that his life- south of Milan. With his musical talent recognized early, he experience made it possible for him to create this opera, a studied with a local priest and was appointed as the paid work with a perfect balance of personal and political issues. organist of his parish church when he was only ten. Private For all these reasons, then, Don Carlo can not be lessons in Milan followed, and after them he emerged as an considered just "entertainment." Instead, it is the most important young composer in 1839, the year his first opera troubling, serious, and profound work imaginable. was produced in famed Teatro alla Scala. In 1842 he composed Nabucco, his first big hit. After that, as he said, Mary Jane Phillips-Matz, Co-Founder of the American Institute he never had to look for work again. for Verdi Studies at New York University, is a published author of biographies on Giacomo Puccini and Giuseppe Verdi. The Creation of Don Carlo Don Carlo was undertaken in 1865, when the Paris Opéra asked Verdi to compose a new work. Choosing Friedrich Schiller’s Don Carlos as one source, he also turned to Filippo II, a drama by Vittorio Alfieri, the great Italian playwright and patriot. Verdi certainly knew that play, for he had read Alfieri’s works as a teenager and had written a cantata based on one of Alfieri’s plays. Not surprisingly, Verdi was also offered a libretto of the story of Philip II and Elisabetta of Valois in 1849. Written by his Venetian librettist and friend, Francesco Maria Piave, this was called Elisabetta di Valois; but Verdi did not use it as a source at that time. In fact, his career took another turn, for in the 1850s he was composing wildly popular works such as Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata. The world premiere of Don Carlo took place at the Paris Opéra on March 11, 1867; and it was followed by the composer’s last operas, Aida, Otello, and Falstaff. In the course of his 87 years he wrote 28 operas, a Requiem Mass, and other compositions; and he died in 1901.

Verdi’s Political Career In 1859 Verdi was seen as a voice for progressive and liberal politics in Italy, so he was elected as a Deputy to the local legislature, the Assembly of the Parma Provinces, and was chosen to meet personally with Victor Emanuel II, the king of Italy, and give him the results of the election that truly launched the unification of that country. Later

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Mireille Leitich, a dedicated supporter of both opera and symphony, was born in Geneva, Switzerland, one of nine siblings, and, following a year in Italy, came to the United States as a young adult to stay with her sister in Chicago. While working as a laboratory technician at Grant Hospital, she met a young surgeon, John Leitich, married him and moved with him to Hawaii. John died 13 years ago.

Mireille epitomized joie de vivre. She loved people and, while she and John had no children, she said that her many friends were her family so that she never felt alone, even during her final illness. Mireille's passions were music, French culture, food and wine.

Mireille spoke English, French and Italian fluently as well as some German. She was a long-time board member of the Alliance Francaise Hawaii, and organized the Europa Ball - an event in which all the European clubs in Hawaii participate - each year. She attained Cordon Bleu certificates, was a member of the Chaines des Rotisseurs and gave cooking classes. HOT benefited from her expertise in her donation of a dinner for eight in her gracious home to the Opera Ball silent auction for many years.

She passed away on May 17, 2007. Her presence at the opera will be missed, but she would be happy to know that her generous gift will contribute to the furtherance of HOT's tradition and the splendor of grand opera in Hawaii. Amy Blagriff, EVP, AIA Honolulu Donald & Laura Goo Kay Kaneshiro Patrick Onishi Aria Copyright©2008 Hawaii Opera Theatre. All rights reserved. Reproduction of the Peter Vincent & Associates whole or any part of the contents of Aria without written permission is prohibited.

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HOT extends its sincere appreciation to the trusts, foundations and businesses for their generous gifts received between December 1, 2006 and November 30, 2007. For information about supporting Hawaii Opera Theatre, please call 596-7372.

$100,000 and above $1,000 to $1,499 $5,000 to $9,999 The Arthur and Mae Z. Orvis Anonymous Bank of Hawaii Big Island Candies Foundation, Inc. Earl Chapman Family Foundation Central Pacific Bank Rose Perenin Foundation and Lee Alden Johnson First Hawaiian Bank State Foundation on Culture Edward G. Engel Trust George and Carolyn Goto Foundation First Hawaiian Bank Grove Farm Company, Inc. & The Arts First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Inc. Hawaii Design Associates, Inc. The Strong Foundation G. N. Wilcox Trust Herbert Chock & Associates Inc. Honolulu Design Center Honda Foundation Kosasa Foundation Jhamandas Watumull Fund $25,000 to $99,999 Monarch Insurance Services, Inc. Onjin Kim & Dr. Kwang Chai The Cades Foundation Phil's Gold & Diamonds Leadership International John R. Halligan Charitable Fund The Schuler Family Foundation Neiman Marcus Sidney Stern Memorial Trust The Honolulu Advertiser The John Chin Young Foundation Louis Vuitton Hawaii $300 to $999 National Endowment for the Arts $2,500 to $4,999 American International Companies Froley Revy Investment Co., Inc. Ernst & Young LLP Leahi Swim School Lester J. Hee CPA $10,000 to $24,999 HONBLUE, INC. $1,500 to $2,499 Alexander & Baldwin Foundation Honu Group and 2100 Kalakaua Avenue Amkor A & E Inc. Island Title Corp The Bretzlaff Foundation, Inc. John Child & Company The Nancy Kim Family Foundation Samuel N. & Mary Castle Sam L. Cohen Foundation Milici Valenti Ng Pack Inc. Foundation Kobayashi Group LLC Outrigger Hotels & Resorts Kumukahi Holdings, Inc. Rafe Couture Commercial Data Systems, Inc. Master Sheet Metal, Inc. RAM Corporation Cooke Foundation, Ltd. MC & A Inc. ResortQuest Hawaii Dowling Community Royal Lahaina Resort Improvement Foundation The Allen Broadcasting Corp. Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Up to $299 City Mill Company Ltd./ C.K.A Foundation Elite Limousine Service Foodland Super Market, Ltd. Western Union

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16 HOT Board of Directors 2007-2008 President Directors James H. McCoy Linn Alber Michael J. Marks, Esq. Vice Presidents David J. Andrew, M.D. John F. McDermott, M.D. Karen Char Margaret B. Armstrong Luanna McKenney Leonard Chow William J. Barton Philip I. McNamee, MD. Suzanne B. Engel Nanna Bradford Norma Nichols, Ph.D. Hugh N. Hazenfield, M.D. Frances "Patsy" B. Bunn Christine O'Brien Flora R. Kawasjee Pamela Andelin Cameron Kayleen Polichetti Evelyn B. Lance Christine H.H. Camp Aggreneva "Neva" Rego Laurence B. Lueck June R. Chambers Sarah M. Richards Jeri Lynch Kristen Chan Katherine Q. Richardson Richard C. Palma Julia Frohlich Cherry, M.D. Alice K. Robinson Lawrence D. Rodriguez Marilyn “Lyn” B. Clarkin David Takagi Jean E. Rolles Helene "Leni" B. Davis James K. Tam, Esq. Joyce Tomonari Luryier Diamond Lori Vogel Thomas, Esq. Treasurer Koren K. Dreher Sunae Tom Gregory E. Ratté Helen G. Gary Susan Tompkins Lee Alden Johnson Richard M. Towill Secretary Ralph Kiessling Marilyn Trankle Carl P. Marsh Floria "Lori" Komer Wanda W. Tse Co-Counsel Mi Kosasa Margaret "Maggie" S. Walker Robert B. Bunn, Esq. James Lally Charles R. Wichman Robert S. Katz, Esq. James Leavitt, Esq. Adrienne Wing, M.D. Past President Patricia Y. Lee, Esq. Thomas P. Huber Peter A. Lee, Esq.

HE INCOMPARABLE Frankie Anderson T Ernest & Patricia Anderson SINGING VOICE OF Mary Begier Mikako Borden BÖSENDORFER, Dale Bordner Patricia Case ACCLAIMED Beth Chang Eovino & Associates WORLDWIDE Pamela & Fred Ferguson-Brey SINCE Mary Flood Gaylien S. Hall 1828. Lee Alden Johnson Judith Kalbrener Anne I.W. Keamo Julie Lam Phyllis Lee Terry J. Lovvorn Josette Marsh Liz Moore Margaret Murchie Christine O'Brien Annette Pang Carol Paris Yukiko Sato From Vienna Carolyn Shigemura to Honolulu, Helen H. Skov found only at Carl W. Smigielski Judy Sykes MOZART HOUSE Yoko Tomita Model Shown: 720 Iwilei Road, Ste. 322 Maggie Walker Johann Strauss 537-3441 Wendell M. Wong

17 Silent Auction Donors Please join Hawaii Opera Theatre in supporting the businesses and individuals who generously contributed to the success of Star-Crossed Lovers Opera Ball 2007

Priceless Pat and Annabel Prada Jimmy Borges Bowlen/Denver Broncos Sak's Fifth Avenue Moumen El Hajji Football Club Servco Anita Hall Bob Bralver Productions Inc. Smooth Sailing KK Group Patsy & Robert Bunn Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii Lori Komer Cartier Jon & Neige Whittington Susan Kosasa Matt Catingub Orchestra of C.S. Wo & Sons Tom & Mi Kosasa Hawaii David Wunsch La Pietra Reginald C. Chambers Tom & Kelly Zimmerman/Ron Live with Kelly and Regis Christian Dior & Jackie Schmid/Gayle Jeri & Jerry Lynch Coconuts Beach Club & Resort & Miles Ishima Mauna Kea Observatory Continental Airlines Charlyn & Al Masini Matt Murphy Randi Conway $500 to $999 Helene Davis Chris Kadooka Neva Rego Designs from the Heart Laura Aguon "Shoot Me Laura" Designs by Patti Wager The Kahala Hotel & Resort Al & Joyce Tomonari Details International Inc. Arthur Murray Dance Studio Diamond Head Therapeutic Ben Bridge Jewelers Diamond Head Market & Grill Kapiolani Community College Diamond Head Theatre Kobrand Wines & Spirits $10,000 and above Mona Elmore Linda Bergman Doubletree Alana Hotel-Waikiki Laser Skin Care Hawaii Al and Pat Kwiecinski Sandy & Jill Friedman Deida Bourne Elua Restaurant Leahi Swim School R&P Café Gallery Tokusa Paul Chesley National First Hawaiian Bank John Lederer Sanders Piano Co. GolfTEC Honolulu-John Lynch, Geographic Photographer PGA Kris Chun Go! Airlines Peter Lee Grand Wailea Resort Jonathan Cross D.D.S. Harari, Dan and Barbara LilyPie Furniture Micheal De La Cruz Hawaii Gourmet Cookies Cory Lum Jacqueline de Michel Hawaii Theatre Center Scott & Sue MacKinnon Dr. Gene Doo Lanette Hayashi Majestic Fine Wines-John Behler Suzanne B. Engel Marti Hazzard Jo Malone Four Seasons Resorts Lanai Heaven on Earth Spa Club Massimo Galluzzo Golden Globe Jewelers & Café M. Matoi Hilton Hawaiian Village Jams World Maui Divers Jewelry Honolulu Trading Company Linda Jenks MD Philip I. McNamee, M.D. Island Rug Company Jewelry Crossings/Susi Van The Meng Dynasty Jewelmer International Wickle Corporation JMD Beverages Darrell and Cathy Lee Andrew Leskowitz Louis Vuitton Mack and Mack McKinley Car Wash Kevin Mott, M.D. Anne Namba Designs Neiman Marcus New Orleans Opera Association Norma Nichols Norma Parks Phils Gold & Diamonds Leonard Portner Raymond Siu Ginny Tiu Dr. Gene & Cecilia Doo Les Ueoka $5,000 to $9,999 Halekulani Flora Kawasjee Hawaii Prince Hotel $200 to $499 Jim and Lynn Lally Heart Rock Productions LLC Cathy Acena HI-Boat III The Blooming Pot $1,000 to $4,999 Honolulu Symphony George & Nanna Bradford Pam Andelin Jerry's Jade & Gem C. June Shoes Ahmed Alaoui Max Nugus Leonard Chow Linn Alber Doug McClaflin City Mill Jerry & Rita Anches Monterey Marriott Beverly Creamer Mitch & Bambi D’Olier Bestours Outrigger Enterprises Group Uli Cutter 18 Mercedes-Benz Championship Marissa Liu Michael's Personal Computing M&S Brokerage-Mark Milton Michel's at the Colony Surf Raynette Malefyt Montgomery Motors, Ltd. Cycle Manoa Valley Theatre Sports Hawaii Marie Louise Cleaners Na Hoku The Marsha Nadalin Salon & Spa Rauyl Nakayama Susan Minser-Will Origins Lori Mott Paul Brown Salon & Day Spa Mountain Apple Company Rosalie Prussing The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel Red Box Jewelry Design Ocean Vodka Ryan Roberts Dr. Wynn Okuda/Dental Day Rondi's Catering Spa of Hawaii Tony Ruivivar/Society of Seven Pacific Gallery & Frames Salle Honolulu Fencing Club James L. Redmond Salon 808 Restaurant Suntory Denise Hirano, Barbara Yamada, Natsue Oshiro and Faith Hamao Trudy Schandler-Wong Romano's Macaroni Grill Ed Sultan Ruth's Chris Steak House TD Food Group, Inc. Saltlik Steakhouse Lori Thomas Sam Choy's Restaurant Russell Tom San Diego Opera HOT Board Directors Kent Tran Photography & Productions Sassy Saks and 2007 Opera Ball Trilogy Excursions Seattle Opera Co-Chairs Wanda Tse Susan Snyder Mi Kosasa Two Bag Ladies Honolulu Synergistic Arts & Lori Komer Susi Van Wickle Southern Wines - Jeremy Sylva Vancouver Opera Vivien Stackpole Sarah K. Vann Starbucks Coffee Hawaii W Honolulu Diamond Head Steven Michael's Salon Wasabi & Nadaman Sugar Rush by Frances The Wine Stop SupportBears.com Gene Wong Sweet Nothings Young Laundry & Drycleaning Tapestries by Hauoli Tea at 1024 Up to $199 Times Super Market Alan Wong's Restaurant Indru & Gulab Watumull Arizona Opera West Coast Entertainment ATG Corporation/Ann Gibbons-Hope Rianna Williams Baccarat Wine the Experience Nancy Bannick Alan & Trudy Wong Betts Hackney World Sake Imports Bishop Museum Booklines Hawaii/Earl Chapman Bubbies Homemade Ice Cream & Desserts June R. Chambers Chicago Symphony Orchestra Compadres Bar & Grill The Contemporary Museum Lynn Cook Doreen Decasa Photography Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc. Eastern Paradise Aaron & Angela Eberhardt Frame Arts Hawaii Gloria and Stephen Gainsley Le Guignol Gyotaku HASR Wine Co. Hibiscus Lady Honolulu Academy of Arts HTH Corporation Eda & Ron Iinuma illy café Indigo Restaurant Johnson Brothers of Hawaii Kahala/Dale Hope Kapiolani Park Preservation Society Keo's in Waikiki Ralph & Margie Kiessling Sonny Ching, Megumi & Karl Essig, Barbara Ching, Kathy & Stanford Carr

19 Why Donate to Individual Donors ? Contributions received Dec 1, 2006 to Nov 30, 2007 A professional cast of top artists, a full-scale live $10,000 and above Scott & Marisa Kagan symphony orchestra, authentic costumes, props Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Bunn Flora Kawasjee and original sets – with the multi-faceted Mrs. June Renton Chambers Ralph Kiessling Mr. & Mrs. Conrad G. Conrad III Dr. & Mrs. James Kumagai production elements involving hundreds of Jeannine B. Cowles Mr. & Mrs. Ashraf Matar artists and working crews, opera is the most Suzanne B. Engel John F. McDermott MD expensive of the performing arts to produce. A Mr. & Mrs. Edward Eu Mr. & Mrs. Peter McKenney Helen G. Gary Dr. & Mrs. Philip I. McNamee non-profit organization, Hawaii Opera Theatre, is David A. Keliikuli Bob & Evanita Midkiff proud to have a strong base of support through Toni & KC Knudson Norma Nichols ticket sales. However, even with the popularity Mr. & Mrs. Frederick O. Koenig Christine & Frank O'Brien Lori Komer Keith Ogasawara & Jan Kobayashi of our productions, ticket revenues only cover Dr. Thomas & Mi Kosasa Richard Palma & Anne Irons-Palma about 40% of the annual operating expenses Alfred & Patricia Kwiecinski Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Pickens – a typical challenge for opera companies Jim & Lynn Lally C. Dudley Pratt Jr. Capt. & Mrs. J.H. McCoy Aggreneva Rego nationwide. Monetary donations to HOT Pam Omidyar Larry & Patricia Rodriguez provide much-needed dollars to close the gap Jean E. Rolles Major General Cecil A. Ryder between costs and revenue. Dr. Lawrence Tseu Ambassador Charles B. Salmon, Jr. Donna Walden Ada Mei & Vincent T.C. Tai David & Lee E. Takagi HOT supporters can feel confident in knowing Lori V. Thomas $5,000 and above Dr. & Mrs. Russell M. Tom Mr. & Mrs. Stanford Carr their contribution, a valuable investment in Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Trankle Lee Alden Chapman & Earl Chapman Hawaii’s arts community, is responsibly managed Leslie A. Ueoka Karen Char & Malcolm Tom Leonora F. & Joseph K. Wee Family Fund through sound fiscal leadership. HOT has Russell Figueiroa David & Henrietta Whitcomb Marguerite E. Gonsalves earned a coveted 4-star rating from America’s Dr. & Mrs. William Won top non-profit evaluator, Charity Navigator. Robert S. Hines Lynne Johnson This award recognizes charities with strong Mary S. Judd $1,500 and above financial stewardship. Evelyn B. Lance Anonymous Adrienne Wing Lau & Clifford K.H. Lau, MD Margaret B. Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. James Leavitt Jr. Ruth S. Ballard Contributions to HOT impact the community in Dr. & Mrs. Worldster Lee Patricia Barron many ways: Dr. & Mrs. Peter J. Linden William Barton Jeri & Jerry Lynch George & Candy Cassarno Carl P. Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Cayetano Through HOT, children share in the joy of Eddie & Carole Kai Onouye Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm H. Chang the performing arts experience. HOT’s Helen Paris Dr. & Mrs. Percival H.Y. Chee nationally-recognized education outreach Gregory E. Ratte Drs. James W & Julia Frohlich Cherry Alice K. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Wallace S.J. Ching programs reach more than 25,000 students Alan & Joyce Tomonari Rai Saint Chu & Richard Turbin throughout the islands annually. Susan Tompkins D & Marilyn Chun Richard M. Towill Jean F. Cornuelle Wanda W. Tse Dr. & Mrs. Michael Dang The professional musicians of the Honolulu Maggie Walker Cynthia Star Davis Symphony Orchestra are guaranteed Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Wichman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Davis contracted performances in the Blaisdell Dr. & Mrs. Peter Diamond Peter G. Drewliner & Charles E. Higa Concert Hall with HOT for up to ten weeks $2,500 and above Sally Edwards Steven & Linn Sol Alber Dr. & Mrs. Donald L. Farrell each year. HOT’s Grand Opera and Summer David & Bonnie Andrew Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Friedman Mr. & Mrs. William E. Atwater Season productions employ Hawaii’s valuable Betty Fujioka Nancy M. Bannick professional musicians. Terri Teruko Fukuda Carolyn Berry Clarence O. Furuya Frank Boas Gloria Gainsley Talented local opera artists can embrace Nanna Bradford Janet M. Henderson Dr. Roger & Felice Brault their futures. We believe in the cultivation and Dean Hirata Pamela Andelin Cameron John Hunt nurturing of young artists through our Mae Z. Fredrica & Paul Cassiday Julia S. Ing Dr. Michael Chan & Kristen Chan Orvis Opera Studio programs. Several studio Mr. & Mrs. Allen Y. Kajioka Ms. Meredith Ching alumni have grown into professional singers on Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Kasnetz Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Chow Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Katayama national and international stages. Marilyn 'Lyn' B. Clarkin Robert & Marcy Katz Eunice M. De Mello Elspeth Kerr Mr. & Mrs. Nick Dreher The community. HOT supports Hawaii’s Donald C.W. Kim Dwight & Louise Emery Alan R. Kimi economy by utilizing talented local resources – William W. Goodhue Jr., M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Hisako Kimura Elizabeth Rice Grossman from the carpenters in the scene shop to young Susan Minnie Kosasa Dr. & Mrs. Hugh Hazenfield singers in the educational outreach programs. Alton & Susan Kuioka Thomas P. & Gloria Huber Marian J. Kuzma

20 Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Lee Bob & Peg Marcus Aaron & Cathy Mahi Richard & Bessie Fukeda Mr. & Mrs. Alan Violet Loo Margo C. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Mancinelli Fred Gartley & Kathryn Yonan Mr. & Mrs. Laurence B. Lueck Dr. & Mrs. Victor M. Mori Max Nugus Betty & Lawrence Gordon Everett B. Young Mr. & Mrs. Warren K.K. Luke Tsukasa & Yukie Murakami Judy McCorkle Harvey & Merilyn Gray Shuk Fon Yuen Helen MacNeil (RA) & Patrick Gary A Okamoto Anna Meng Gerald & Jenny Greer William M. Zanella McFadden Edward J. Quinlan Charles E. Meyer, Jr. Lois Gundlack Tom & Natalie Mahoney John Reed Drs. Nobuyuki & Kinue Miki Beverly Haid & Sue Hillman $100 and above Michael J. Marks Kenneth S. Robbins Drs. Willard & Dixie Miyahira Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Hamane Anonymous John & Betsy McCreary Joichi Saito Mr. & Mrs. Philip H. Moore John & Marie Hara Lee R. Adams Clytie Mead Bruce Sloan John & Lorna Mount Sarah Heath Mrs. Abraham Akaka Marilynn & Norman Metz Marcellus & Edwina Snow Judith Ann Muncaster Sibyl N. Heide Dr. Cedric K. Akau Michael & Elaine Michaelidis Eric Soto Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Nagy Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Hollier & Sabrina R. Toma A.T. "Red" Miller John & Ruth Stepulis Lee T. Nakamura Ruriko Hood Dr. Eleanore Green Akina William Moffett & Carol Hong Tomio Taki & Faye M. Koyanagi Peter & Rosanna Hsi Kari Akini Margaret L. Montgomery F Joseph Triggs Phillip B. Olsen & Gail Hudson Gary James Anne M. Akita Mr. & Mrs. James Morgan John Tsui Deborah Ota Martin & Terry Jaskot Albert Chong Associates Inc. Linda Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Umaki Mr. & Mrs. James J. Pappas Jacqaline G. Jones Maridell Alexander Calvin S. Oishi Allen B. Uyeda Mr. & Mrs. A. Richard Prinzivalli Lt. Col. & Mrs. Frederick K. Kamaka Robert Allen Ronald K. Oshiro G. Todd Withy Mr. and Mrs. James L. Redmond Ronald S. & Donna Kats Theodore Anastasopulos Dr. & Mrs. Moon Park Robert William Wo Amy Sakihama Drs. Rodney M. Frankie Anderson Diane J. Plotts Richard S.H. Wong Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Seymour & Sharon W. Kazama Anne Anderson Kayleen Polichetti R. Y. Yamachi Richard Sherman Anne I. Keamo Ernest & Patricia Anderson Dr. & Mrs. G. Manning Richards Carl Yee & Mary Wong Mansfield M. Snyder Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kim Jeanne A. Anderson Katherine Richardson Allen & Nobuko Zecha John L. Soong, MD Milton Kimura Irene Anzai Lani Ann & James Sakoda Foundation Dr. John & Susan Spangler Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kistner Harriet Aoki Dr. & Mrs. George F. Schnack Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. Suemori Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph M. Krause Evelyn E. Aragaki Susan Schofield $600 and above Mrs. George Sumner Archie Loo Dr. Ken & Gemie Arakawa Michael Schuette Anonymous Carol Takaki Clarence K. & Cathy Lyman Clifford & Esther Arinaga Mark & Carol Solien Janis C. Akuna Mr. Neil Takekawa Dr. & Mrs. James F. Lyons William & Gretchen Arnemann Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Y. Sprague Dr. & Mrs. Darius H. Amjadi Jacqueline Takeshita Joe & Ann Magaldi Phillip Arnold Mrs. Wanda Stahl Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bean Mr. & Mrs. David Taylor Janet Malone Drs. Kuhio & Claire Asam Mr. & Mrs. Keith J. Steiner George L. & Ann B. Berish Sue P. Thacker Jo Ann Maruoka Terine K. Asao Kenneth Y. Sugita David Cassidy Dr. Lloyd Y. Uto Mary Maurer Allen & Mildred Au Douglas K. Takata John & Susan Cavanah Gordon K. Uyeda Mr. & Mrs. John McGrath Sidney Ayabe Jack M. Takeda Evelyn Chang Norma Watson Sharon McPhee Barry John Baker Jim & Linda Tam Ming Chen Marcia Westervelt Charles Rod & Anne Miller Jason & Christine Ban Virginia Tiu Timothy Choy Alfred & Billy Winer Roy Miller Leona Bangerter Sharon & Thurston Twigg-Smith Myrna Chun-Hoon Mrs. Kiyoko H. Wong Sharon Minami Bradley & Lee Bassett Dr. & Mrs. Coolidge S. Wakai Dan Cooke Trudy Wong Jeff Minter George & Iris Bates Juli M.K. Walters Mr. & Mrs. Paul & Janet Cronin Mr. & Mrs. Randall T. Yoshida Gen. & Mrs. S.K. Moats Dr. Gabrielle Bemis Batzer & H. Riley Jaschke Adam Cua Joseph Zilber Mr. & Mrs. Willson C. Moore Jr. John Baumer Indru & Gulab Watumull Mr. & Mrs. Everett Cuskaden Frank & Jan Morgan Mary Begier Dr. George & Bay Westlake Helene B. Davis $300 and above Dr. Alfred Morris Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bennet Dr. Errol Y.W. Yim Mr. Scott H. Dunn Anonymous Martha Lee Mullen Jeffrey Berenberg Dr. & Mrs. Byron A. Eliashof Rev. & Mrs. Darrow L.K. Aiona Dr. & Mrs. Edwin Muranaka Lyla B. Berg $1,000 and above Mona M. Elmore Lex & Gerry Alexander Deborah Nakashima Cdr. & Mrs. Rex R. Berglund Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Mel Farber June R. Anderson Alfred & Ruth Ono Daniel & Elizabeth Berman Charlie & Debbie Bocken Joan R. Farrell Elsie Aoki Carol M. Paris Betty Berni Jennifer Brooks Mr. & Mrs. William Fay Gladys Aoki Dr. & Mrs. James F. Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. Brown Pamela & Fred Ferguson-Brey Paul Ban Dr. Lee Putnam Charles W. Berry Ronald Bunn Larry & Suzanne Fuller William M. & Dr. Carol Bass Lou & John Ratte Robert Berssenbrugge Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Caindec John P. & Helen Gillmor Max Besenbruch D. Haigh Roop Dr. Eesha Bhattacharyya Marguerite Carroll Dr. Dorothy M. Goldsborough Mr. & Mrs. James Betts Kenneth & Dale Ross Andrew Bisset Helena & Robert Cence Gary G. Grimmer Constance R. Black Ryuko Sakoda Amy Blagriff Mr. & Mrs. Philip H. Ching Mr. Tony Guerrero Dr. & Mrs. Robert T. Bonham Bernard & Madeline Scherman Donald C. Blaser Charlotte & Henry Clark Tom Gulick Mikako Borden Karl & Marian Schmid William & Emmalisa Bledsoe Mr. & Mrs. Franco Coluccio Michael Haloski Max & Alice Botticelli Patsy T. & Diane Y. Shimizu Barbara L. Bohnett Mr. & Mrs. Ian Cooke Frank K. Hamada Cynthia Burdge MD S. Steven Sofos & Shigeru Miyamoto Mr. & Mrs. David W. Doyle Robert Hamilton Mark & Margaret Burgessporter Dr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Staats Onofre Bolosan Allen Emura Marie Hansen Fred Cachola Paul & Judith Stankiewicz Cynthia M. Bond Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Fitzgerald Ken & Donna Hayashida James H. & Suzanne E. Case David & Karen Stoutemyer Dale K. Bordner Patrick Fujieki Colleen K. Hirai & Peter H. Endo Patricia Case Mr. & Mrs. Jay T. Suemori Tim Bostock & Melanie Holt Gary & Linda Goldfein Mr. & Mrs. Howard K. Hiroki Dr. Ann B. Catts Anne C. Sutton Sarah L. Botsai Nancy & Hobey Goodale Patricia & Nathan Hochhauser Beth Chang David Suzuki Joseph Boyce James & Priscilla Growney Capt. & Mrs. Randall Jaycox Jr. Helen & Hank Chapin Toshiko Tanigawa Sandra Brace Emi Hata Dr. Tyrie L. Jenkins Penelope A. Chu Joanne Taylor June Bradley J. Patrick Henry, Ph.D. Don K. Kim Sunny Lee Corey Richard Taylor Kalani Brady Stuart T. Ho Alan H. Kitagawa Ann & Dougal Crowe Hazel Theodore Barbara Breckenridge Ronald & Eda Iinuma Mr. & Mrs. Bert T. Kobayashi Mary Ann & Joseph Dacey Donald & Leanora Tong Michael & Brenda Brewer Myrtle L. Kobayashi Dr. Laurence N. Kolonel Herb & Joyce Dauber Peter Vincent Phillip Brieske Akemi Kurokawa Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Kufel Dr. & Mrs. John A. Decker Jr. James F. Vrechek Sherry Broder & Jon Van Dyke Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Lalakea Dr. & Mrs. Michael C.C. Ling David & Valaree Dressel Donna Walker Felice & Edward Broglio Susan & William Lampe Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Lloyd Gladys A. Ewart Meilani K.M. Wang Margo Brower Gene & Ruth Leupp Cherry Luce Jay & Sharon Fidell Carol Wilson Elizabeth J.K. Brown Sheree & Levani Lipton Davidson & Lois Luehring Mary K. Flood Stephen & Dana Wilson Peter & Antoinette Brown Michael & Veronika Lombardo Dr. Gerard A. Luppino K. Fujihara-Chong Colene S. Wong Athlyn Bruce Dr. & Mrs. C. Dexter Lufkin Susan MacKinnon Heidi Fujimoto Dr. & Mrs. Carl R. Yamagata Wallace & Kapiolani Ma Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Yamakawa

21 Gloria & Raymond Brust Paul Jackson Coleman Jim & Joan Fleming Dr. & Mrs. George Goto Iolani & Adrian Ikehara Andrew & Miki Bunn Elizabeth D Conklin Victoria Fong Nancy N. Grekin Roseline T. Ikeno Mr. & Mrs. William Burgess Renau P. Constantinau Margaret Foster James F. Grogan Mr. & Mrs. Frederick K. Ito Martha & Edmund Burke Margaret J. Cooling Dr. & Mrs. Philip Foti Werner & Esther Haas Patricia Iwamoto Clarissa & Alfred Burkert Jr. Dr. David Coon Fidel A. Francisco Mrs. Windsor G. Hackler Linda Iwanaka Willette Bush Dr. & Mrs. Leslie H. Correa Kaye H. Fredericks Dr. Michael Hadfield Haruo & Ethel Iwashita Ed Cadman Dorothy D. Craven Robert & Janice Freeburg Erik Haines & Deborah Okada Jens A. Jensen, PhD Capt. & Mrs. John H. Caldwell Jane B. Culp Beebe Freitas Phyllis Stahl Haines Mr. & Mrs. Soot Jew Carol & Paul Cambeilh Michael W. Dabney Mary Jo Freshley Gaylien S. Hall Dr. & Mrs. Robert T.S. Jim Dr. & Mrs. Russell Carlson Bob & Norma Dallachie L. Richard Fried Jr. Roy & Nyle Hallman Jacquelyn Johnson Peter & Lee Carson Mr. & Mrs. Michael D'Angelo Dr. & Mrs. Royal T. Fruehling Marilyn Hampton Lenore S. Johnson Donald H. & Sandra Carvin Sandra Kay Davis Anthony Fujii Dr. Jean H. Hankin Cecily F. Johnston Joyce H. Cassen, MD Donald & Takako Decker Ira & Cattie Fujisaki Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Hannan Elissa I. Josephsohn Anthony Chan Mr. & Mrs. Alvin DelaCruz Joan Fujita Jeremy & Harriett Haritos Trent Kakuda Deanna Chang Lorraine & Emanuel Denis Aileen Fujitani Patricia Harrell-Lakatos/Linda Judith E. Kalbrener Elaine Chang Tempe Denzer Brian K. Fujiwara Martell/Gail Dean Harriet N. Kam Mr. & Mrs. Glenn K.L. Chang John Dobrosky Toshiko Fukuda Dr. & Mrs. Todd Haruki Margie Y. Kanahele Lorrie Chang Vi Dolman Irene Y. Fukui Constance Hastings Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Kanaya Philip Chang Iku N. Donnelly Royce & Jane Fukunaga Shelley Hawkins Marcia & Edward Kaneshige Roberta D. Chang Cecilia & Gene Doo Mr. & Mrs. Yukio Fukutomi Lenley Hawksworth Kay Kaneshiro Winfred Chang Dr. & Mrs. James E. Drorbaugh Sherman & Grace E. Fuller Florence Hayslip Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Kass Edith H. Chave Stella Duc James Funaki Lani N. Hearn Lynn Kawahara Dorothy Chen & Byron Han Jim & Anne Marie Duca Frank Furar Nancy L. Hedlund Randall & Jean Kawamoto Dora Cheng Karl Duggan Mr. & Mrs. K. Furuno Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hee Diane Kawauchi Susanna F. Cheung Bryan & Susan Duprey Jan Futa Lyle E. Hendricks Hon. & Mrs. Alan C. Kay Gail Ann Chew Margie & Mike Durant Betsy Gagne S. Henna Shelley & Maurice Kaya Diane & Elanor Chinen Esther E. Dye Mr. & Mrs. E. Laurence Gay Manfred Henningsen Charles & Beverly Keever Eunice Ching & Irene Chang Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Ehrhorn Jr. Joseph & Francine Gedan Jerry Hiatt Margaret Keller Stuart W. Ching Rosemarie Emery Lazarina & Peter George John Hinkle & Richard Polendey Dr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Kemble Dr. & Mrs. Yi-Chuan Ching Mr. & Mrs. Henry Eng Wendy George Eric & Stacy Hirano Sameena Khan Mr. & Mrs. Yong-ho Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Engle Joe & Betty Germain Kay H. Hoke David T. Killin & Minja Choe Nola R. Epp Scott Gier Karen Ho Hong Carol Kim Albert S.C. Chong Jackie Erickson Patricia C. Gilbert David & Teresa Horio Rose H.Y. Kim Stanley Chong Karen Essene Tom & Lois Gill James & Jacqueline Horten Drs. S. Peter & Mary Kim Ed Chow Harue Eto Charles B. Gillet Shigeru Hotoke Adele Kirby Edward L.S. Chun Mook-Lan Fan Buzz & Peg Gitelson Elizabeth B. Howard Diane S. Kishimoto Mr. & Mrs. Paul H.C. Chung Robert Fazio Chuck Giuli & Laurie Carlson Yvonne Hsieh Sadao & Judith Kishimoto Dathan & Patricia Chung Patricia Fetner Noreen K. Goh Alfred S. Hu Aleta E. Klein, PB, CRS Ionela & Patricia Clancy Ph.D. Jane Field Donald & Laura Goo Mari-jo D. Hu Mary Jane Knight Jean S. Clarey Gerald W. Fisher Gladys K. Lee Judith R. & Robert H. Hughes Eleanor P. Ko Ted Gamble Clause Ronald & Maureen Fitch Clara Goto Patricia Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Kodama William Clegg Peter & Jan Flachsbart Kathleen Goto Brian Ichishita Grace Kohatsu

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HOT's nationally-recognized educational outreach programs provide valued arts education to Hawaii's youth, from elementary through high school, reaching students across the state. “More and more, research indicates the study of the arts is crucial in the development of well-rounded students,” said Erik Haines, Director of Education for HOT. “We give schools an effective approach to keeping the arts in their lesson plans with our turn-key programs desgined to augment core curricula.”

HOT Opera Express This touring program, featuring local artists and live musical accompaniment, brings opera to schools and community centers. The 2008 program is an adaptation of The Barber of Seville. Opera Express reaches 25,000 youngsters throughout the year and gives promising local singers valuable performance opportunities. Teachers and administrators on all islands have HOT Opera Express toured around the state this past year, expressed appreciation to HOT for bringing its specially- bringing its adaptation of Barber of Seville to schools on Maui, tailored opera production to students who have limited Kauai, Big Island and Oahu. opportunity to experience live theatre. teaching, curriculum enhancement and parental involvement. Opera For Everyone The program culminates in the school’s opera performances. HOT's signature educational program, Opera For Everyone, Acting, singing, producing, ushering, publicity, budgets, attracts up to 6,000 middle school and high school students to costumes and backstage crew duties are handled by students. the Blaisdell Concert Hall each year to experience a full-scale Students and HOT professionals share the stage. opera for just $6. Underwritten by generous sponsors, grants and other charitable support, this program continues to grow in HOT’s Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio popularity each year. It provides older children the chance to In addition to school programs, HOT also offers professional participate in the HOT Grand Opera Season through an development for young artists pursuing careers in opera. exclusive student-only audience prior to Opening Night Its competitive Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio program has performances. HOT's education staff works with Department of provided a strong foundation for opera artists who perform Education teachers to make the opera experience relevant to across the country. This March, Quinn Kelsey, an alumnus, classroom curricula. HOT provides complete study guides, makes his New York Metropolian Opera stage debut. videos and other instructional materials to participating schools. Would you like to bring a HOT program to your Mini-Residency Program neighborhood school? You can sponsor a full-day of This six-month program enables professionals from the Hawaii programs for an entire elementary or middle school for just Opera Theatre to work on-site with students, teachers and $325! Bring the joy of live theatre to your community. Call administrators at select elementary schools to produce a mini- HOT for more information about the tour program and other opera. This program encourages intra-school cooperation, team HOT education opportunities.

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Dong-Jian Gong, Bass (Philip II) Orlando Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre, National Opera of Dong-Jian Gong has recently performed China, Shanghai Opera House, New York Carnegie Hall, Timur in Turandot (Opera Hong Kong), London Royal Albert Hall and Berlin Philharmonie. He also Cong Su’s World in Mercury Light (Berliner sang in the Vienna Festival, Puccini Festival Torre del Lago, Festspiele), Emperor in Tan Dun’s Tea: A Athens Music Festival and other international music festivals Mirror of Soul (New Zealand International throughout China. His repertoire exceeds 50 roles Arts Festival), and Zhuang Zhou in Qu including Calaf, Cavaradossi, Rodolfo, Don Jose, Riccardo, Xiao-song’s Cleaving the Coffin Radames, Manrico, Duke, Alfredo, Don Carlo, Faust and (Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin). Past highlights include Colline Werther. He is currently the artistic director of Macau in La Bohème (Vienna Staatsoper and New York City International Music Festival and Opera Hong Kong. Opera); Ramfis in Aida (Deutsche Oper Berlin, Seattle Opera, and Oper der Stadt Köln); Procida in I Vespri Siciliani Philip Cutlip, Baritone (Opéra de Nice); Zaccaria in Nabucco (Opera de Bellas (Rodrigo, Marquis de Posa) Artes in Mexico City and Vancouver Opera); the Grand In 2007-08 Philip Cutlip sings Mattieux in Inquisitor in Don Carlo (Opéra de Lyon); Giorgio in I Andrea Chénier with Gran Teatre del Liceu, Puritani (Opera Malaga); Sparafucile in Rigoletto (Bilbao Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem with Opera); and Timur in Turandot (Opera Company of Portland Symphony Orchestra, Danilo in Philadelphia). He has also performed the Bonze in Madama The Merry Widow with Florentine Opera Butterfly (Dallas Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, and Cincinnati Company, Messiah with the North Carolina Opera); Nourabad in Les Pechêurs de perles (Calgary Symphony Orchestra and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with Opera); and Oroveso in Norma (Opera Memphis). the Handel and Haydn Society. Recently he sang the title role in Philip Glass’ Orphée at Glimmerglass Opera, Dunois Warren Mok, Tenor (Don Carlo) in The Maid of Orleans at San Francisco Opera, and Internationally-acclaimed Hong Kong returned to Seattle Opera as Marcello in La Bohème. Other Chinese tenor since his European debut highlights include singing Gobrias in Belshazzar and a in 1987 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, concert of Handel arias with the Göttingen Festival in where he sang many leading roles, Mok Germany. His debut with Seattle Opera as Harlequin in has appeared in Rome Opera, Paris Ariadne auf Naxos; the title role in Don Giovanni (Opera Opera, Opera de Nice, Sydney Opera Birmingham); Papageno in Die Zauberflöte (New York City House, Teatro Cologne in Buenos Aires, Opera); Onegin in Eugene Onegin (Fort Worth Symphony); The Netherlands Opera, Royal Danish Opera, Teatro Malatesta in Don Pasquale (Fort Worth Opera); Guglielmo in Comunale di Bologna, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, Warsaw Così fan tutte (Arizona Opera); and the title role in Le nozze National Theatre, Seattle Opera, St. Etienne Esplanade di Figaro (Wolf Trap Opera). France, Bergen Opera Norway, Latvian National Opera,

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Fabiana Bravo, Soprano Dallas Opera; Capellio in I Capuletti ed I Montecchi with (Elizabetta de Valois) Florentine Opera of Milwaukee; Old Hebrew in Samson et Argentine soprano Fabiana Bravo made her Dalila with Nashville Opera; and Basilio in Barber of Seville professional debut in 1996 at the Academy with Hawaii Opera Theatre. of Music in Philadelphia after winning the Pavarotti International Voice Competition Jessie Raven, Mezzo-soprano and has since performed with the New (The Princess Eboli) York City Opera, Dallas Opera, San Dramatic Mezzo-soprano Jessie Raven is Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera, Palm Beach Opera, gaining vast attention for her striking vocal Michigan Opera Theater, Washington Summer Opera, and physical presence. She performs with Opera Company of Philadelphia, Tulsa Opera and Teatro de companies worldwide including Dallas la Opera in Puerto Rico, singing such roles as Mimi in La Opera, New York City Opera, Lyric Opera Bohème, the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, Donna Anna in of Chicago, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Don Giovanni, Leonora in Oberto, Giorgietta in Il Tabarro, Pittsburgh Opera, L’Opera de Montréal, Teatro dell’Opera di Desdemona in Otello, and the title roles of Madama Roma, Opera New Zealand and Opera Ontario. Signature Butterfly, Aida and La Gioconda. In concert Ms. Bravo has roles including Carmen, Amneris in Aida and Dalila in sung the Verdi Requiem with Orchestre Métropolitain of Samson et Dalila. She made her New York City Opera debut Montreal, the Mozart Requiem at the Kennedy Center, a as Carmen, and has since returned to perform Rosalind in Verdi concert with Sergei Leiferkus and the Prague The Mines of Sulphur and The Witch in Hänsel und Gretel. In Symphony, Palm Beach for a Gala with Bryn Terfel, and in the current season, Ms. Raven will reprise several roles Denmark, Italy, Spain, and Argentina. including Azucena in Il Trovatore with Nashville Opera, Amneris in Aida with the Todi Music Festival, The Witch in Jamie Offenbach, Hänsel und Gretel with Atlanta Opera, as well as Preziosilla in Bass-baritone (The Grand Inquisitor) La forza del destino with the Baltimore Opera. Jamie Offenbach’s defining character portrayals and vocal strength in both buffo John Mount, Bass-baritone (A Friar) and dramatic repertoire earn the bass- John Mount is Professor of Music and baritone rave reviews with journalists, Director of the opera workshop at The companies and audiences around the University of Hawaii at Manoa. John is very country. He has performed signature roles active on the opera stage having sung over at companies that include Los Angeles Opera, Santa Fe 70 roles with Hawaii Opera Theatre and Opera, San Diego Opera, Opera Pacific, Hawaii Opera also numerous mainland opera companies Theatre, Arizona Opera, Opera Carolina, Florentine Opera including the San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe of Milwaukee, Opera Colorado, Pittsburgh Opera, Kentucky Opera and the Houston Grand Opera. Previous recent HOT Opera, and Savonlinna Finland Music Festival. In the current appearances include Monterone in Rigoletto, Dr. Spinaloccio season, he performs Bogdanovich in Merry Widow with and The Notary in Gianni Schicchi, Sarastro in The Magic

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Flute, Lodovico in Otello and Benoit and Alcindoro in La program. Kawika is a past winner of the Lotte Lehmann Art Bohème Mr. Mount is a former finalist in the Metropolitan Song Competition and has been a member of the Hawaii Opera Auditions, The San Francisco Opera Auditions, and the Opera chorus since 2004. He is a student of Neva Rego International competition for Verdian Voices in Busetto, Italy. and Betty Grierson and is honored to be working with the He has been soloist with the Honolulu Symphony and Oahu company in his role tonight. Choral Society in such major works as The Messiah, Elijah, Brahms Requiem, Verdi Requiem, and the Mozart Requiem as Amy L. Healey, Soprano (Theobald) well as Beethoven 9th Symphony. As a teacher, Mr. Mount’s After studies on the mainland of the students have sung in opera houses throughout the world in United States, and in France and Italy, opera and musical theater on Broadway and in Europe. He is soprano Amy Healey now calls Hawaii music director at Kailua United Methodist Church. home. A graduate of Cincinnati College- Conservatory and Hartt School of Music, Kawika McGuire, Tenor Amy is an affiliate artist of the Mae Z. (The Count of Lerma) Orvis Opera Studio. In addition to her Kawika has had a passion for music from work with Hawaii Opera, she’s a lecturer an early age. The child and grandchild of in French at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Amy has Hawaiian entertainers, Kawika has always performed a wide repertoire from the ingenues of French, been surrounded by those who have German and English operetta at the Ohio Light Opera, to helped to develop his love of music. He the leading role in the world-premiere of Limbus - an was a part of the select concert glee club expressionist bluegrass mechanical opera for the Opera of the Kamehameha Schools and has in Theatre of Pittsburgh. Amy has also sung with Hartt Opera recent years pursued his love of classical music as a Theater, Kentucky Opera, The Grandin Festival, Cincinnati scholarship recipient of the Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio. Conservatory Opera Theatre, and the Opera Theater of Some of Kawika’s studio experiences have included singing Lucca, Italy. for Renee Fleming’s master class as well as coaching with Mark Morash of the San Francisco Opera’s Merola

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Henry G. Akina, Director Henry Akina is the first Hawaiian-born Jan 30, Feb 1 & 3 General and Artistic Director of Hawaii Opera Theatre and has served in this capacity since 1996. Prior to 1996 he was the principal Stage Director and manager Feb 13, 15 & 17 of the Berlin Chamber Opera, a company he founded in Berlin, Germany, in 1981. In demand internationally as a stage director, Mr. Akina has Feb 27, Mar 1, 3 & 5 directed opera for companies in Germany, Hungary, France, Hurry! Offer ends March 30, 2008! China, Thailand, the continental U.S., and Canada. At HOT, HOT Box Office: 596-7858 he has staged the Hawaii premieres of MacBeth, Elektra, Tristan and Isolde, Il Trittico, and this season’s Don Carlo. He Ask about HOT’s “Save My Seat” Guarantee! has also staged acclaimed productions of Madama Butterfly (1993), Tosca, The Tales of Hoffman, Salome, The Flying Dutchman, Turandot and La Bohème for the company. He will be directing next summer’s A Little Night Music for LOUIS VUITTON HOT, Rigoletto for the New Orleans Opera and La Bohème PRESENTS: at the Vancouver Opera following the HOT season. Hawaii Opera Theatre’s Peter Dean Beck, Scenic & Lighting Designer 2008 Summer Season Beck has designed scenery and/or lighting for over 250 productions around the country. During his twenty-plus previous seasons with Hawaii Opera Theatre, he has designed the sets for 38 productions and the lighting for 63, among them: La Bohème, Eugene Onegin, The Tales of Hoffmann, Tristan and Isolde, Electra, Macbeth, L’italiana in Algeri, and Samson and Dalila. Among his other opera credits are Falstaff, Turandot, Manon, Madama Butterfly, Hansel and Gretel, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo et Juliette for such companies as Atlanta Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Virginia Opera and Chautauqua Opera. His musical theater credits include West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Candide, The King and I, and Fiddler on the Roof. He recently did a double bill of le Rossignol, and Cavalleria Rusticana for Sakai City Opera in Japan (built and painted by HOT Scene Shop) and lit by Stephen Sondheim Cavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci in Macao, China. August 1, 3, 9 & 10

32 DON CARLO Helen E. Rodgers, Costumer Helen Rodgers has designed costumes for HOT for several major productions including The King and I, Susannah, La Bohème and Cosi fan tutte in addition to her work as Costumer for the company. Recent work at other companies includes costume design for Good Evening at Florida Studio Theatre, Magic Flute for Mannes Opera, Stiffelio and Susannah for Chautauqua Opera, and La Bohème for Opera Memphis, Chautauqua Opera and Mannes Opera.

Richard Stead, Wig & Make-up Designer This season, Mr. Stead celebrates his 26th consecutive season with HOT. He has been Wigmaster at The San – Jack and Maydelle Cione Entertainment entrepreneurs Francisco Opera where he won an Emmy Nomination. He has worked with Arcadians since 2004 Netherlands Opera, Royal Shakespeare Company, Central City Opera, Utah Opera, Boston Opera, Minnesota Opera, American Conservatory Theatre, Spoleto “Our only regret about Festival USA, Bolshoi Ballet, San Francisco moving to Arcadia is that we Ballet, Ballet Hawaii, films and television. He was on the faculty of San Francisco didn’t move here sooner.” State University and University of California. Mr. Stead operates his own wig and make-up company. To our residents, we're more than an address with first class amenities and 24/7 on-site medical care. We’re Hawaii’s most Tim Yakimec, experienced retirement community for those seeking a more Assistant Director/ vibrant and carefree lifestyle. Stage Manager As Hawaii's only Accredited Continuing Care Retirement Tim is thrilled to be Community offering guaranteed life care, we've earned the back at Hawaii Opera reputation for providing our residents with the best Theatre and be part of opportunity to enjoy all that life has to offer. this remarkable new production. Previous HOT productions he stage-managed A FEW CHOICE UNITS ARE AVAILABLE. include The King and I, The Magic Flute and The Merry Widow. Elsewhere, Tim has enjoyed stage-managing various productions ranging from grand opera to performance art with a children’s theatre. Resident Stage Manager / Associate Feel vibrant. Feel alive. Feel at home. Production Manager with Edmonton Opera, in Canada, he lists some of his 941-0941 favorite challenging productions to grace 1434 Punahou Street, Honolulu Hawaii 96822-4754 the stage there as Robert Lepage’s www.arcadia-hi.org

DON CARLO 33 Hawaii Opera Theatre Principal Artistic Team _ Bluebeard’s Castle and Erwartung, Turandot, Of Mice and Nola A. Nahulu, Co-Chorus Director Men, Rigoletto, and The Tales of Hoffman to name a few. Ms. Nahulu is a native of Makaha, O'ahu. Other companies Tim has stage managed for include She received her education from Waianae Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre and The Leave it to Jane Elementary School, Kamehameha Schools, Theatre, Toronto’s Canstage, Opera Ontario, Saskatchewan Whitman College (B.A. Psychology) and Opera, Workshop West Theatre, The University of Alberta, University of Hawai'i, Manoa (M.A. Music and The Atlantic Theatre Festival. Education, Choral). Ms. Nahulu has been involved as a music educator/director in Beebe Freitas, Rehearsal Pianist, choral music here in Hawaii since 1977. Organizations she Co-Chorus Director has served include the Unitarian Church, Bishop Memorial A graduate of Oberlin College, Ms. Freitas Church of the Kamehameha Schools, Molokai Children's received her Master's Degree from Boston Chorus, Hawaii Children's Chorus and the Kamehameha University and was in the Special Studies Alumni Glee Club. She is presently choral director for Pearl Program at Juilliard. She has been soloist Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club (since 1977), Kawaiahao with several orchestras including the Church (since 1990), Hawaii Opera Theatre Chorus (since Boston 'Pops', the Youngstown and the 1992), and Kawaiolaonapukanileo (since 1997). She is Honolulu Symphonies. She has performed with such presently the interim director for the Honolulu Symphony renowned soloists as Yo Yo Ma, Leonard Rose, and David Chorus. She is also lecturer in Hawaiian Choral music at Shifrin; has been rehearsal pianist for many conductors the University of Hawaii, Manoa Music Department (since such as Leonard Bernstein, Thomas Schippers, Robert Shaw, 1982) and the Executive & Artistic Director for the Hawaii and William Steinberg. She has been the recipient of Youth Opera Chorus (since 1986). honors bestowed by the National Society of Arts and Letters, the YWCA, a Honpa Hongwanji Mission's Living Treasure Award, the City and County of Honolulu Commission on Culture and the Arts Award, and the Hawai'i Arts Alliance's prestigious Alfred Preis Award. Honolulu Symphony Orchestra Andreas Delfs, VIOLA FLUTE CONTRABASSOON TIMPANI Principal Conductor Mark Butin, Principal Susan McGinn, Principal Philip Gottling III Stuart Chafetz, Principal Matt Catingub, Conductor, Steven Flanter, Amy Taylor, Associate Principal † Stephen Dinion, Honolulu Symphony Pops Associate Principal Claire Starz HORN Associate Principal Nancy Headlee Wade Butin, Principal VIOLIN I Jean-Michel Jacquon PICCOLO George Warnock, HARP Ignace Jang, Concertmaster Ethan Pernela † Amy Taylor † Associate Principal Constance Uejio, Principal Claire Sakai Hazzard, Teresa Skinner OBOE Jonathan Parrish, Assistant Nyle Hallman Associate Concertmaster Lynn Tamayoshi † J. Scott Janusch, Principal Michiko Singh Judy Barrett, Melvin Whitney Lynne Johnson Chair Robert Johnson † HARPSICHORD Assistant Concertmaster Anna Womack * Brian Greene, Eric Kop Mary Dibbern Rami Gepner Sandra Wong Associate Principal* Katharine Hafner** William Parrish † TRUMPET ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN Mio Herzog CELLO Jason Sudduth * Michael Zonshine, Principal Kim Kiyabu, Librarian Sasha Margolis** Mark Votapek, Principal Mark Schubert, Emma Philips Andrew Eckard, ENGLISH HORN Associate Principal ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Maile Reeves Associate Principal William Parrish † Mike Baker Nancy Headlee, Nikki Kurata Routman † Pauline Ping Bai Jason Sudduth * Kenneth Hafner Personnel Manager Amanda Schubert Karen Bechtel Don Hazzard Andrew Eckard, Assistant Sheryl Shohet Louise Kefford Ching CLARINET Personnel Manager/Auditions Nancy Shoop-Wu Joanna Fleming Scott Anderson, Principal TROMBONE Coordinator James Stanford Karen Fujimoto James Moffitt, Eric Mathis, Principal ** Kenji Stevens, Director of Nancy Masaki-Hathaway Associate Principal Jeffrey Merriman, Concert Operations VIOLIN II Joanna Morrison Norman Foster Associate Principal † Paul Mawhar, Production/Stage Hung Wu, Principal Manager Darel Stark, Associate Principal BASS E-FLAT CLARINET BASS TROMBONE Laurilyn Butin Kirby Nunez, Principal Norman Foster Graeme Mutchler † Joan Hayden Michael Gorman, Michael Szabo* * on leave Helen Higa Associate Principal BASS CLARINET ** one-year change of position Ann Krinitsky Leon Burton James Moffitt TUBA or title Timothy Leong David Chiorini † Adam Snider, Principal † † one year position Daniel Padilla John Gallagher BASSOON David Saltzman, Principal* Fumiko Wellington John Kolivas Paul H. Barrett, Principal, Gregory Wrenn † Geoffrey Stone Musician Representative PERCUSSION Duane White Marsha Schweitzer, Eric Shin, Principal Iolani Yamashiro Associate Principal Riely Francis, Associate Principal Philip Gottling III Stephen Dinion

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